Timora
Encyclopedia
Timora is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. Some authors consider it to be a subgenus of Heliothis
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. Some authors consider it to be a subgenus of Heliothis
Heliothis
Heliothis is a genus of moths, whose larvae are agricultural pests on crop species such as tobacco, cotton, soybean and pigeon pea. Several of the species formerly placed in this genus are now in the genus Helicoverpa.-Species:...
.
Species
- Timora albistictaTimora albistictaTimora albisticta is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Africa, including South Africa.-External links:*...
Janse, 1917 - Timora bivittata Walker, 1856
- Timora daphoenaTimora daphoenaTimora daphoena is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Africa, including South Africa.-External links:*...
Hampson, 1910 - Timora diarhodaTimora diarhodaTimora diarhoda is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Africa, including South Africa.-External links:*...
Hampson, 1909 - Timora feildi Erschov, 1874
- Timora ignea Hampson, 1891
- Timora margarita Le Cerf, 1911
- Timora perrosea Joannis, 1910
- Timora senegalensis Guenée, 1852
- Timora showaki Pinhey, 1956
- Timora sinuataTimora sinuataTimora sinuata is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India....
Moore, 1881 - Timora turtur Berio, 1939
- Timora umbrifascia Hampson, 1913
- Timora unifascia Bethune-Baker, l911
- Timora uniformis Warren, 1913
- Timora zavattarii Berio, 1944